07/08/2025
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear, colorless fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, providing nutrient delivery, structural support, and metabolic assistance. CSF plays a critical role in neuraxial anesthesia (which includes spinal anesthesia, epidural techniques, and combined spinal-epidural methods), since local anesthetics must travel and disperse within the CSF after injection.
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear, colorless fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, providing nutrient delivery, structural support, and metabolic assistance. In addition to serving as a medium for nutrient and waste exchange, CSF is important for the proper functioning of neural tissues...